Hatch-Along - Setting eggs this weekend (Jan5/6) WHOS WITH ME!

[Peggy-Sue]

Out of our 10 eggs 1 of them is really big but when we candled it, it didn't look like a double yolker... What would this mean??? more space??? hahaha

 

[BroosterSpringsteen]

Hope I'm not too late to join the fun! We placed 8 shipped eggs under our broody girl 'Gracie' on Saturday evening..... hoping we get a few hatched for her!

Yay! So glad we have a broody hen in the group! I've never hatched with a broody before, so I'm always curious to hear all about it.

 

[SilkieSensation]

It would seem that a more nutritious egg would hatch a healthier chick. I'm sure someone has done a study. There are definitely deformities caused by nutrient deficiencies, and I've been told this can be due to what the parents were eating. I like to know the condition of a flock before I buy hatching eggs. For starters, there are diseases which are transmitted via egg.

Right, but nutrition really has nothing to do with whether a bird free ranges or not. It has to do with the quality of food available for consumption & what the bird actually eats.

 

[SilkieSensation]

Out of our 10 eggs 1 of them is really big but when we candled it, it didn't look like a double yolker... What would this mean??? more space??? hahaha

Bigger chick at hatch. Just watch & make sure it loses enough moisture & has a big enough air cell for the chick to turn & pip.

 

[SilkieSensation]

11PM here & my eyes don't want to stay open. 5AM comes early. Night y'all!!!

 

[BroosterSpringsteen]

Right, but nutrition really has nothing to do with whether a bird free ranges or not. It has to do with the quality of food available for consumption & what the bird actually eats.

True, free range or not, the right nutrition has to be provided. For example, my chickens live on a strict diet of beef jerky and cheese doodles.

Ok not really

They free range 2-3 times a week, and I make fermented feed, which is sort of like beer for chickens, so naturally, they love it.

 

[Peggy-Sue]

Okay we plan on taking pictures on candling day! So we will post to get everyone opinions!

Here's our set up now!
(not the best pictures the eggs are darker in person)

 

[Kunjun]

True, free range or not, the right nutrition has to be provided. For example, my chickens live on a strict diet of beef jerky and cheese doodles.

Ok not really   They free range 2-3 times a week, and I make fermented feed, which is sort of like beer for chickens, so naturally, they love it.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Cheese doodles!!

 

[Peggy-Sue]

My girls love cheese doodles!!!! lol not tooo salty for them... They are not allowed salty things! I find them very tasty hahaha

 

[TheSpeckledRoo]

If i was a chicken... thats what i would want to eat